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it (his soul) is the winner and the loser he who has hidden it”.
Notice that He did not say, “He who knows how to purify it, wrote it down and told the people.”
They have
also overlooked that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said, “Whoever increased in
knowledge and did not increase in guidance, he only increased in distance from Allah”. There are
many other statements like this. These scholars are deceived. We seek refuge in Allah from their
condition. Indeed the love of the world and the love of their selves and seeking the current
comforts have
overcome them. They thought that their knowledge without its practice would save them in the
Hereafter.
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Another group perfected knowledge and the apparent good deeds and also avoided the apparent sin, but
they overlooked their hearts so that they never cleansed them of attributes condemnable by Allah.
Such
people have pride, show off, envy, seek to be the boss, and consider themselves higher than others.
They wish harm to friends and partners and seek fame in cities and countries.
Notice that He did not say, “He who knows how to purify it, wrote it down and told the people.”
They have
also overlooked that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said, “Whoever increased in
knowledge and did not increase in guidance, he only increased in distance from Allah”. There are
many other statements like this. These scholars are deceived. We seek refuge in Allah from their
condition. Indeed the love of the world and the love of their selves and seeking the current
comforts have
overcome them. They thought that their knowledge without its practice would save them in the
Hereafter.
2
Another group perfected knowledge and the apparent good deeds and also avoided the apparent sin, but
they overlooked their hearts so that they never cleansed them of attributes condemnable by Allah.
Such
people have pride, show off, envy, seek to be the boss, and consider themselves higher than others.
They wish harm to friends and partners and seek fame in cities and countries.